GROW AS
YOU GO IN A
DATA-DRIVEN WORLD
Big data means big business—and organizations at every level, from startups to global enterprises, are utilizing massive amounts of data points to create better products and more intuitive user experiences to position their businesses for sustained success. The truth facing businesses today is that if you aren’t leveraging the power of big data, your company may get left behind.
Unparalleled
challenges
The data scientists of the 21st century
face unparalleled challenges to deliver insights
at the velocity your organization requires to stay ahead.
Furthermore, modern data experts need solutions that provide
greater flexibility while still attaining improved resiliency and performance. Fortunately, such a platform exists.
IBM Power Systems helps enterprises accelerate transformation
With SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems, organizations can build an end-to-end database management system that not only helps them start to leverage data today but build for the challenges of tomorrow. IBM Power Systems provides its users unparalleled reliability and performance, giving them the capability to utilize SAP HANA to its maximum potential. Want to hear how? The numbers speak for themselves:
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1. Refer to SAP Note 2230704 for details on support for 16 SAP HANA® production instances on IBM Power System E980. Register or log into https://support.sap.com/home.html
to retrieve the note https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2230704/E.
2. D.FI: Powering digital transformation across industries: ibm.com/case-studies/dfi
3. ITIC 2017–2018 Global Server Hardware, Server OS Reliability Report, March 2018: ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ ssialias?htmlfid=23015323USEN&
4. Ibid.
Building for the future with hardware that accelerates change
Successful digital transformations¬ are built on the back of data, and IBM Power Systems is the hardware solution that’s built for big data. If you want to accelerate your organization’s journey into the digital age or cement your place on the cutting edge, SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems is the technology solution for you.
A next-generation platform tuned for the flexibility, resiliency and performance required by the digital age.
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Explore IBM Power Systems
IBM Power Systems is the ideal solution for on-premise servers, offering all the power, performance and reliability that organizations can count on. With an on-premise database, your organization maintains complete control over configuration, upgrades, system changes and—importantly—cost. With your database stored on-premise, and a backup in the cloud, your team can be prepared for any challenge that comes your way.
IBM Power System E950
IBM Power System E980
IBM Power System H922
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STUDIES
CASE
Mondi Austria
Packaging and paper specialist
Leading textile manufacturer
International Textile
Cleaning product manufacturer
Química Amparo
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Modernizing your applications—and your business—starts with harnessing the power of data
Without the right solution, your organization can’t move and scale at velocity. But with SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems, your enterprise can move faster, make smarter decisions and build solutions that will drive your business to new levels.
Explore SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems today and discover how together, we can help you:
GROW AS YOU GO
16
Up to 16 SAP HANA instances can run on a single IBM Power Systems server.¹ This means that you can reduce your server footprint significantly while still driving incredible results.
20%
French systems integrator D.FI leveraged SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems to obtain a 20% reduction in total costs.²
99.999%
IBM Power Systems provides up to 99.999% uptime.³ More uptime means more results.
#1
IBM Power Systems was ranked #1 in every major reliability category by ITIC.
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Come 2025, SAP systems will be supported only on IBM.
IBM Power System E950
The Power E950 server is designed for flexibility and scalability, with four sockets and support for up to 16 TB of memory. It can host as many as eight production SAP HANA LPARs.
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An absolute workhorse than can handle even the most robust SAP HANA environments, the Power E980 can be configured for up to 64 TB of memory and eight production SAP HANA LPARs. The E980 offers capacity on demand, meaning that the system can grow with your environment and future-proof your organization for years to come.
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The H922 is the sweet spot of price and performance, delivering outstanding reliability for mission-critical workloads and still boating 4 TB of memory.
IBM Power System H922
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The Power H924 is tailor-built for SAP HANA and offers 4 TB of memory in a compact form factor when space is a concern but you are not willing to compromise on performance and reliability.
IBM Power System H924
“Response times for our SAP ERP applications are 40× faster than previously.”
—Faraz Ahmed Quddusi, International Textile
International Textile turned to SAP SAP HANA, IBM Power Systems and IBM Storwize to empower their organization to serve customers more quickly while also streamlining their supply chain and manufacturing processes.
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–Rainer Steffl, Mondi Austria
“One report is a remarkable 400× faster than before, while 20 reports are over 100× quicker.”
Mondi Austra upgraded to SAP HANA and IBM Power Systems, leading to staggering improvements in overall performance and reporting.
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—Leandro Taveira da Silva, Química Amparo
“We have boosted reporting performance by between 20% and 30% on average.”
Química Amparo was already leveraging SAP HANA but made the decision to migrate to IBM Power Systems to help increase market share and accelerate performance.
SAP HANA is a capable solution that will help drive your business forward. But to use HANA to its full capability, you need to choose the right platform — that’s where IBM Power Systems rises to the challenge.
five-year ROI
575%
Gives measurable results
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Companies are seeing up to a 575% five-year ROI by using SAP HANA.
five-year ROI
575%
Flexes to meet your needs
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From public and private cloud to tailored data centers, SAP HANA is incredibly flexible.
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Provides a simplified approach
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One platform for trans-analytic applications, a reduction in data redundancy, footprint, hardware and IT operations.
SAP
HANA
SAP is a global leader in providing advanced technological solutions that deliver meaningful business value for today’s enterprises. SAP HANA is an in-memory database management system that provides outstanding performance and reliability. It helps organizations to harness the power of their data, providing live intelligence with accelerated data processing while maintaining industry-leading security levels.
What is SAP HANA
